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Homemade Chicken Salad

This homemade chicken salad recipe is completely satisfying – a bit of salty, a bit of sweet, a bit of summer dill. Grab it for a summer picnic, weekday lunch, or dress it up for a party. You can’t go wrong!
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Servings: 12 servings
Course: lunch, Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Chicken, cooked and chopped or shredded
  • 1 apple, chopped
  • 1 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup onion, green onion or chives, diced
  • 1/2 cup pickles, diced, or relish
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp minced garlic or garlic powder
  • 2 tsp dill, chopped fresh, dried, or frozen
  • 1/2 cup celery (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp curry powder (optional)

Method
 

  1. Combine chicken, apple and celery in a large mixing bowl.
  2. In a smaller bowl, stir together mayonnaise, onion, pickles, salt, pepper, garlic, dill and curry powder.
  3. Fold together the contents of the small bowl into the large bowl of chicken until well combined. Chill several hours to meld flavours. Makes 6 cups. Make ahead or store leftovers in the fridge up to a week.
  4. Serve on bread, tortillas, or lettuce. Garnish with lettuce or cucumbers and fresh dill.
  5. Enjoy!!